Carlos Acosta has now been sentenced, having been found guilty of child endangerment in the death of AJ Freund in 2019. There are some who’ve criticized the sentence, as well […]
“In January 2024, the unemployment rate was 3.7 percent for the third month in a row. The rate has been within the range of 3.4 percent and 3.8 percent since […]
Finding and affording labor are among the top challenges Illinois farmers, suppliers and processors tell me they face in 2024. From locating qualified truck drivers to haul grain, to sourcing […]
By Terry Willcockson … simply wouldn’t be Woodstock. A recent thread on a local Facebook site asked viewers which community their family should move to – Woodstock or McHenry. While […]
By Joan Layton Dear Woodstock. I read the front page article [The Independent, Jan. 10] titled “We want to do what is right” about the process and options under consideration […]
“A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson On the third Wednesday of each month, The Woodstock Independent […]
By Leslie Kvistad I write to voice my opposition to the Lennar-Riverwoods 320-unit high-density proposed development. I would be opposed to this ill-advised development even if I didn’t live in […]
“United we stand. Divided we fall.” – Winston Churchill, among others Welcome to the final days of December 2023. For many of us, it’s a time when we look ahead […]
By Jan Bosman I believed for a long time that miracles were other-worldly happenings: the virgin birth, the parting of the Red Sea, a baby for a couple beyond child-bearing […]
The last quarter is one of my favorite times of the year. With Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even New Year’s Eve all occurring within the span of those three months […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
